About the author

William Twersky is an historian, classicist, and museum professional. His exhibition design and curation is award-winning in the industry and has been written about in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and more. In addition to placing artifacts in cases, he has also dug them out of the ground, having excavated in Greece and Israel. His greatest passion is sharing history with the public.

When he’s not working, he can be found among the library stacks, in the halls of museums (especially the Greco-Roman wing of the Met in New York City), or at Citi Field cheering on his Mets. Otherwise he may be out rowing, swimming, or jogging.

He lives in Connecticut with his wife and two children.

Leading a tour of the Greco-Roman wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 2013.